From cocoa to chocolate
1. Growing and harvesting
Chocolates main ingredient is cocoa beans which grow in pods on a special tree. These trees are found in the tropical heat of the equatorial forest.
2. Fermenting and drying
Once extracted from the cocoa pod the beans are covered for 5-7 days to ferment. After fermentation the cocoa beans are left to dry in the sun for about 6 days
3. Collection and shipping
At collection centers the beans are weighed and then checked for quality before being put into the bags and the transported to other factories for processing. In the cocoa factory the beans are sorted,cleaned, dried and broken into nibs. The nibs are then roasted and ground into a very fine liquid called cocoa liquor. Cocoa liquor an be processed into lots of other things such as cocoa butter and cocoa powder.
4. Making chocolate
Depending on the chocolate recipe cocoa liquor, cocoa butter, sugar or milk powder are mixed. This mixture is continually needed in a process called conching which gives the chocolate its smooth texture. Other ingredients may be added before the chocolate is delivered. Either in liquid form, blocks or even drops.
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